Amphibians > Ceratobatrachidae & Forest Frogs
The Bayan Forest Frog (Platymantis bayani) is an exquisite terrestrial anuran described in 2009 from the remote limestone peak of Mount Capanisan on northern Luzon in the Philippines. Named from the Filipino word ‘bayan’ (meaning nation or people), this...
Mammals > Didelphimorphia & Opossums
The Wood Sprite Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus dryas) is an elusive, miniature arboreal marsupial native to the chilly, epiphyte-draped cloud forests and high-elevation elfin woodlands of the northern Andes. Named ‘dryas’ after the mythical Greek tree...
Plants > Droseraceae & Sundews
The Solar Sundew (Drosera solaris) is an exquisite and rare carnivorous plant discovered in 2007 on the misty summit heights of Mount Ayanganna in western Guyana. Perched atop ancient Guiana Shield sandstone massifs, this radiant sundew belongs to the family...
Fish > Ictaluridae & Catfishes
The Toothless Blindcat (Trogloglanis pattersoni) is one of the rarest, most anatomically specialized subterranean vertebrates in North America. Restricted entirely to flooded limestone caverns and artesian vaults hundreds of feet beneath San Antonio, Texas, within the...
